Mister Fantastic's Powers Have Been Changed for the Fantastic Four Movie

Reed Richards' powers are getting a tweak in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie.

According to the film's official site, Richards (a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic, who is played by Miles Teller) can "warp space around him, and appear to stretch his body to impossible forms and incredible lengths." In other words, his body isn't shifting, the space around him is. This is of course quite different from the comic book version of the character.

The most recent trailer certainly showed Richards' limbs stretching as one expects from Mr. Fantastic, so it seems the altered power will work functionally the same on film. It also showed Dr. Doom, the Human Torch, and the Thing in action, so it's not shying away from some of the more fantastical elements of the comic series.

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